Monday, August 2, 2010

“Golf's more of a sport than you might think” plus 3 more

“Golf's more of a sport than you might think” plus 3 more

Golf's more of a sport than you might think

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

A local study says that being out of shape can hurt your golf game. (THE DENVER POST)

I interrupt Tebomania with some breaking news ...

Golf is a sport.

Playing golf that is. Falling asleep on the couch watching the Greenbrier Classic doesn't count.

Who says golf is a sport? Neil Wolkodoff, the director of the Center for Health and Sport Science at Denver's Rose Medical Center.

In a fascinating story in the New York Times, Wolkodoff says: "There are a lot of ways to define a sport. But we know that the golf swing uses almost every muscle group in the body. We know it uses a pretty significant amount of energy - not as much as running a 10K but more than people

think. And one significant measure of a sport is whether physical training improves your ability to perform, and I think that's been proven in golf. So in my estimation, it's absolutely a sport."

Two years ago, Wolkodoff bought $27,000 worth of equipment to conduct a study about the physical side of golf. Among his findings:

  •  Golfers scored lower while walking with a caddie or with their clubs on a push cart than they did when using a motorized cart. However, golfers carrying a golf bag posted the highest average score.
  •  The most energy was expended while walking carrying a bag (721 calories burned for nine holes). But walking with a push cart was not far behind (718). Walking with a caddie burned 621 calories for nine holes, and riding in a cart still burned 411 calories on average.
  •  If you are out of shape, that lack of fitness is going to mess you up.

    "Your golf game will suffer," Wolkodoff told the Times. "Somebody with the yips might just be a little winded after walking up to the green. At the same time, being in better physical condition would make you better mechanically and mentally."

    Trivia time

    Stuart Appleby shot a 59 in the final round Sunday of the Greenbrier Classic, becoming the fifth PGA Tour player to post that record-low round. Can you name any of the others? (Answer below)

    Polling

    A current Denver Post poll asks whether Rockies first baseman Todd Helton can return from injury to be the player he used to be. Fans were not optimistic. Nearly 73 percent said it doesn't look good for Helton. About 23 percent said that we will the Helton of old, if his back is OK.

    Quotable

    "He doesn't get enough credit for how smart he is. I know he is pumped up about what he is going to do this year." — Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith talking about former Broncos and current Bears quarterback Jay

    Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen says Latino players aren't treated as well as Asian players. (AP | Charles Rex Arbogast)

    Cutler.

    Reader's rant

    "Wow, the Cubs spent $60 million more than the Rockies, only to get swept. How do those hot dogs taste? All bark and no bite." — Joe Jones, posting on The Post's story about the Rockies' victory over the Cubs on Sunday.

    In case you missed it

    Outspoken Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is shooting from the hip again. He says that Asian players in the major leagues are provided privileges that Latinos are not afforded.

    Guillen also said he's the "only one" in baseball teaching young players from Latin America to stay away from performance-enhancing drugs and that Major League Baseball doesn't care about that. Guillen said it's unfair that Japanese players are assigned translators when they come to the U.S. to play pro ball, but Latinos are not.

    Click here for the full story on Ozzie's latest rant.

    Trivia Answer

    Appleby's round came less than a month after Paul Goydos shot a 59 at the John Deere Classic. The others to shoot 59 were Al Geiberger at the 1977 Memphis Classic, Chip Beck at the 1991 Las Vegas Invitational and David Duval at the 1999 Bob Hope Classic.

    Patrick Saunders' "Lunch Special" runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can reach him at 303-954-1720 or psaunders@denverpost.com

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GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher Selection Process

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Published: August 02, 2010

REVIEW GROUP
All applications are reviewed by the Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Member Selection Committee (MSC). The MSC is a very small committee whose charge each term is to screen the list of applicants/nominees for the new Top 100 list. The goal each term will be to deliver a final list of deserving candidates to the Golf Magazine staff for the final selection process. The MSC is made of up select living members of the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame, two advisory/consultant members, and established members of the Top 100 Teachers in America.

AVENUES FOR CONSIDERATION
Applications may enter the Top 100 Teacher Selection Pool by:
1) Nomination by a member of the standing Top 100 list. Each member of the current list may make one (1) recommendation per year. Each nominee must also have two seconds from the current Top 100 members.
2) Applying through Golf Magazine using the online Application. Use of this form is open to all qualified PGA/LPGA teaching professionals.
3) Invitation by MSC members and Golf Magazine staff.

INITIAL VETTING PROCESS
The MSC will review all applicant/nominee forms and eliminate any applicant that does not meet baseline criteria established by the Top 100 Teachers Credentials Committee, as well as identify a group of 20 to 30 potential candidates for the final candidate evaluation process. This group of selected teaching professionals will be invited to participate in the final candidate evaluation process by completing the final Top 100 Candidate Form.

FINAL SELECTION
The MSC will turn over its final recommended list of approximately 10 deserving candidates to Golf Magazine for the final selection.

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Attached materials to the initial Application Form will not be accepted, but may be submitted if the applicant is invited to complete a final Top 100 Candidate Form. The only additional material that will be accepted during the initial vetting process is a letter of recommendation. Each applicant must have a written and signed letter of recommendation (no more than one typed page, single spaced) from a student, a mentor, an employer, a fellow employee, a Top 100 teacher, etc., to substantiate why the MSC should consider his application for the Top 100 list.

CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT THE TOP 100 TEACHERS IN AMERICA APPLICATION

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Golf teams wrap up season at sections

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:35 PM PDT

The Monticello boys' and girls' golf teams wrapped up the season with the Section Tournament, played at Grey Stone (boys) and Long Prairie/Grey Eagle golf courses, repectively.

Two members of the boys' team advanced to the second day of the tournament thanks to their individual scores, leading head coach Ben Monahan's club in his final season.

David Sell and newcomer Tony Franco both shot well enough to move on to the second day of the tournament, something Monahan said several players had set up as a goal prior to the season.

The Magic finished in the bottom third at the meet as a team.

On the girls' side, it was a bit of a disappointing tournament for the Magic, who finished third in the Mississippi 8 Conference.

Only Katie Tast made it to the second day of the tournament, where she performed well for the second straight year, but not quite well enough.

Tast shot a 93 on the first day, and came back with an 99. Tast tied for sixth, finishing just one place out of the state meet for the second straight season.

"She's frustrated, but she did a great job, and she'll be back," said head coach Peter Bergquist.

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Golf: SAHS alumni tournament set for Monday at SCC

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

The 14th annual Stillwater Alumni Golf Tournament will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 12 at Stillwater Country Club.

Each year the event raises $5,000 to $6,000 for Stillwater Area High School.

The boys and girls golf teams help out with registration, and handling the money on par threes when players bet they can hit the green. The girls coach is Mike O'Rourke, who graduated from Richfield, but due to his efforts in this tourney he has been made an honorary Stillwater alumnus.

Through the support of the community, organizers have also been able to help a number of alumni who were in need due to health issues. They also try to make sure that alumni participants that lose a loved one receive a SAHS blanket - "a tradition of warmth and comfort."

This year's event will have players representing every decade at the high school since the 1940s - from most senior alumni John Beyer and Joe "Dode" Simonet (Class of 1941), to recent grads Katie de St. Aubin and Hudson Carpenter (2010).

The event gives the resent grads a chance to talk with alumni who graduated 70 years before them. These 1941 alumni are World War II vets. The kids can find out some interesting facts from them - some Stillwater high students were drafted into the war while still in high school. After the war they came back to school to graduate.

The tournament begins with a group photo of the 144-152 alumni. Then the group watches the group's most senior alumnae, Beyer and Simonet, perform the ceremonial first tee shot. After the golf shots comes the SAHS band playing the fight song. The herd of Pony alumni then head to the tee box to start the four-person scramble.

Meanwhile, there will also be a raffle that offers several items, including Pony head covers and SAHS golf bags.

Notable participating alumni are Judge Richard Ilkka (1980), WCCO meteorologist Chris Shaffer, and radio and TV personality Lee Valsvick. Valsvick's team of David Junker (1975), Mike Ritzer, and Kevin Milbrant won the event last year.

There will also be three generations of the Liberty family playing in Monday's event: Bob Liberty (1961), Jim Liberty (1980) and Jake Liberty (2007).

The first-place team gets the golfers' names engraved on trophy that is placed at the high school. There will be 18 flag events, so all golfers have a chance to win something.

The alumni and current students work together to make the event a successful tournament and fundraiser. A lot of grads play with people from their class, and organizers said it's a good way to "see old friends, reminisce and argue with other classes as to how your class is superior."

For more information call 651-239-0471 or visit www.stillwateralumnigolf.com.

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